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VPA STEAM Day 2022: “STEAM Everywhere!”

January 15, 2023 Adam Hill

As a brand new school, family events at Victoria Park Academy (VPA) have to showcase the exciting learning opportunities that we offer and highlight our

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Eight benefits of being a specialist teacher

April 24, 2022 Adam Hill

This year, for the first time, I stepped out of the role of classroom teacher and into the role of a specialist teacher (also known

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VSA STEAM Day 2022

March 27, 2022 Adam Hill

At VSA, we recently held our first STEAM Day. We’re currently teaching and learning remotely in Hong Kong due to a rise in COVID cases,

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Year Five mBot Camp

December 26, 2021 Adam Hill

Due to the pandemic and current restrictions, overnight camps are unable to go ahead as normal. Instead, our Year Five students had three days of

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Highlights from our light and sound unit

September 26, 2021 Adam Hill

It’s actually several months since I taught this Year Three unit, but I was thinking about how much I enjoyed it and realised that I

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My aims for next year (2021-22)

July 4, 2021 Adam Hill

As one academic year ends and another begins, I like to reflect and set goals. Like every summer, I have outlined ten priorities for next

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Summer reading 2021: eight book recommendations for teachers

May 9, 2021 Adam Hill

Where has this year gone? Somehow, the summer break is upon us once again. For many teachers, this stress-free time of year is a chance

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Design thinking: how are goods and services developed?

February 28, 2021 Adam Hill

We recently finished a Year Three unit about goods and services. The entire unit was approached through a framework of design thinking. This blog post

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1:1 robotics with Ozobot (article for STEM|ED Magazine)

February 14, 2021 Adam Hill

STEM|ED Magazine is the brainchild of Fi Morrison. Fi is a Digital Literacy Coach in Australia, a passionate educator and my good Twitter friend. When

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Takeaways from The Learning Jam

February 7, 2021 Adam Hill

The Learning Jam, presented by Toddle, was a 24-hour PD event and celebration of all things STEAM. The expert teachers and designers from around the

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Highlights from our body systems unit

December 6, 2020 Adam Hill

I’m really enjoying my move to Year Three this year because I get to experience new units and can see the bigger picture of how

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Nintendo Labo: where gaming meets STEM education

September 13, 2020 Adam Hill

I’m not much of a gamer so Labo wasn’t really on my radar when the first kits were released in 2018. I am, however, passionate

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Tinkering for design sensitivity and maker empowerment

October 20, 2019 Adam Hill

Teaching and Learning in the Maker-Centered Classroom is an online course by Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education. I’m about halfway through the units but

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21st Century Learning Conference 2019

March 10, 2019 Adam Hill

This weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the 11th Annual 21st Century Learning Conference (my first time at this event) and it was even

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Blowing minds with Makey Makey

January 13, 2019 Adam Hill

Our school recently held its annual Maker Jam Slam, a celebration of STEAM with other schools from across Hong Kong. This was my latest experience

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